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Text Cleaner & Formatter
Clean up messy text instantly. Remove extra spaces, strip HTML tags, remove line breaks, fix indentation, and normalize text for publishing.
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About this tool
Text copied from PDFs, websites, or emails often comes with formatting issues—extra spaces, unwanted line breaks, or hidden characters. This Text Cleaner tool sanitizes your text to make it plain and usable.
You can strip out HTML code, remove all punctuation to get a word list, or simply fix "spacing issues". It is an essential utility for editors, writers, and developers.
Usage examples
Remove Extra Spaces
Fix spacing
Hello World Test → Hello World Test
Strip HTML
Remove tags
<p>Content</p> → Content
One Line
Remove breaks
Line 1 Line 2 → Line 1 Line 2
How to use
- Paste your text into the "Input" box.
- Select the cleaning operations you want to perform.
- Click "Run Tool" to process the text.
- Copy the clean text from the output box.
Benefits
- Removes double spaces and tabs
- Strips HTML/XML tags
- Converts multiple newlines to single
- Removes all line breaks (Single line mode)
- Trims start and end of lines
- Removes punctuation option
- Works with Unicode/Emojis
FAQs
What does "Normalize Whitespace" do?
It replaces all tabs, non-breaking spaces, and multiple space characters with a single standard space. It also trims the beginning and end of the text.
Can this remove HTML tags?
Yes, enable the "Remove HTML Tags" option to strip all HTML/XML tags from your text, leaving only the plain text content.
How do I remove all line breaks?
Enable the "Single Line Mode" option to convert all line breaks into spaces, creating one continuous line of text.
Does it preserve special characters?
Yes, by default it preserves Unicode characters including accents and emojis. Use the "Remove Punctuation" option if you want to strip special characters.
Can I clean text copied from PDFs?
Absolutely! PDFs often add extra line breaks, spaces, and hidden characters when you copy text. This tool removes all that clutter, making the text clean and usable for documents, emails, or web content.
Will this tool remove all formatting?
Yes, the tool creates plain text output. All formatting like bold, italic, colors, fonts, and styles are removed. You'll get clean, unformatted text that you can reformat as needed in your target application.
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